The value of the 2016 Derby was $2,391,600. The winner received $1,631,600; second: $400,000; third: $200,000; fourth: $100,000; fifth: $60,000.

The value of the 2015 Derby was $2,178,800. The winner received $1,418,800; second: $400,000; third: $200,000; fourth: $100,000; fifth: $60,000.

The value of the 2014 Derby was $2,177,800. The winner received $1,417,800; second: $400,000; third: $200,000; fourth: $100,000; fifth: $60,000.

The value of the 2013 Derby was $2,174,800. The winner received $1,414,800; second: $400,000; third: $200,000; fourth: $100,000; fifth: $60,000.

The value of the 2012 Derby was $2,219,600. The winner received $1,459,600; second: $400,000; third: $200,000; fourth: $100,000; fifth: $60,000.

The value of the 2011 Derby was $2,171,800. The winner received $1,411,800; second: $400,000; third: $200,000; fourth: $100,000; fifth: $60,000.

The value of the 2010 Derby was $2,185,200. The winner received $1,425,200; second: $400,000; third: $200,000; fourth: $100,000; fifth: $60,000.

The value of the 2009 Derby was $2,177,200. The winner received $1,417,200; second: $400,000; third: $200,000; fourth: $100,000; fifth: $60,000.

The value of the 2008 Derby was $2,211,800. The winner received $1,451,800; second: $400,000; third: $200,000; fourth: $100,000; fifth: $60,000.

KENTUCKY DERBY POST POSITION DRAW; ALSO-ELIGIBLE LIST

For the Kentucky Derby post position draw, a traditional pill pull is used. Horses’ entry blanks are pulled simultaneously with a numbered pill to determine the stall a horse will break from the starting gate. Here are the details:

POST POSITION DRAW DETAILS – The Kentucky Derby Post Position Draw time is scheduled to occur on Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Streaming info is TBA. Up to 24 horses may enter the race for 20 post positions, with up to four horses listed as “also eligible” ranked in order. They could draw into the field should any horse or horses be scratched before scratch time on Friday, May 3, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. ET.

In 2010, Churchill Downs put away the two-step process for post positions in the Kentucky Derby -- whereby pills were pulled and connections chose a post position -- and returned to the traditional method, a simple pill pull used at tracks every day.

Track spokesman, the late John Asher, said in 2010 that some connections wanted the change. “There has been some sentiment through the years among some owners and trainers to return to the traditional blind draw,” Asher said. “We evaluate all parts of the Derby experience following each year's renewal, and the time simply felt right to return this year to the 'pill pull' format that has been part of the Kentucky Derby for the bulk of its 135-year history."

Since 2012 there has been an “also-eligible” list maintained for the first time since the 1982-1983 Derbies. Up to four horses will be named on the AE list for both the Kentucky Derby and the Kentucky Oaks.

KENTUCKY DERBY PREFERENCE RULES AND ELIGIBILITY

Only 3-year-old colts, geldings are fillies are eligible for the Kentucky Derby. In general, the race is limited to 20 starters, with preference given to those with the most points in a series of races called The Road to the Kentucky Derby.

Up to 24 horses may enter the Kentucky Derby, with 20 qualifying for the starting gate. Up to four horses will be listed as “also eligible” and ranked in order. They could draw into the field with scratches from the top 20.

If two or more horses have the same number of points, which can be the case whenever a point system is introduced, the tiebreaker to get into the Kentucky Derby or Kentucky Oaks will be earnings in non-restricted stakes races, whether they are graded or not. In the case of remaining ties, the tiebreaker shall be determined by lot (a "shake").

In the event of a dead-heat in a Road to the Kentucky Derby race, those horses will divide equally the points they would have received jointly had one beaten the other.

Starting in 2014, horses not nominated to the Triple Crown that are supplemented with a payment of $200,000 are on the same footing as early nominees. Horses with sufficient points make the Derby field. Previously, nominated horses had preference over supplemented horses.

$1 million in catastrophic injury insurance coverage per accident for jockeys paid for by CDI;

Mandatory and uniform reporting of equine injuries to The Jockey Club’s national Equine Injury Database System, thereby assisting in the compilation of comprehensive data and facilitating statistical analysis to improve safety around the country;

Professionally designed and installed safety rails on the inside of the dirt and turf course;

Inspection of all horses by regulatory veterinarians prior to and following all races;

Review of security procedures around the barns and other racetrack backstretch areas;

Protocols for the treatment of horses that have been injured during racing or training, to ensure the most humane treatment possible;

Encouraging anyone that suspects any wrongdoing or witnesses improper conduct at all CDI tracks to speak up immediately via the independent and national office of the Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau’s Integrity hotline at (866) 847-8772 or integrity@trpb.com; and

Certification by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association’s Safety & Integrity Alliance program of all three CDI tracks.

OAKS/DERBY SECURITY PROCEDURES AND POLICIES

Security procedures and policies for the Kentucky Derby and Oaks include the following prohibited and permitted items listed here.